This ring find began when I got a text from Rahiti who hails from Tahiti and currently works for HECO on Oahu. While playing competitive surf polo during the Duke Fest at Kuhio Beach while attempting to hit the ball his Platinum Wedding Band flew off and disappeared in chest deep water. Since those protected pools get metal detected constantly I told Rahiti we should meet this afternoon immediately after I got off work. We met in the Zoo Parking lot and then proceeded down to Kuhio Beach. It was a super high tide and the waves were crashing over the wall and the pool was quite turbulent. Rahiti thought the ring would be about halfway cross the pool but that water was over my head. Looking at his pics from the day before when the ring was lost we realized it was probably only a third of the way in. I told Rahiti I would go as deep as possible then turn parallel to the shore so as to get the most out of the high tide hunt. I started at the extreme left side of the grid and went in. When I reached neck deep water I turned right and immediately got a loud #33 on the Manticore. I took one scoop and the target was captured. I could not believe my eyes there was a large Platinum Band in the scoop. First target, first swing! I yelled to Rahiti « Got it! » He looked as surprised as I was for such a quick recovery. Had he been even a few inches to the right on this hunt we wouldn’t have found the ring. Totally Blessed! Much Aloha to Rahiti!
I had lost my wedding band but luckily I found Joe’s contact and I couldn’t be more grateful. He located the ring in no time. Highly recommend Joe’s services!